Rossy de Palma

Acting · Born 1964-09-16 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Biography

Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns. Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known…

Filmography

• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Marisa
• Broken Embraces as Julieta
• Julieta as Marian
• Toc Toc as Ana María
• Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart as Luna (voice)
• Law of Desire as Locutora tele
• My Brother Chases Dinosaurs as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
• Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Camello en Vespa
• Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar
• The Flower of My Secret as Rosa

TV

• The White Princess as Isabella I of Castile
• La que se avecina as María Luisa Romero
• Carrément craignos as Héléna
• Maestros de la costura as Invitada
• LOL - Last One Laughing Spain as Self
• De pé a pá as Self
• Anchored as Palmira
• Drag Race France as Self - Guest Judge
• The Messiah as Laia Baró (mayor)
• Me resbala as Self - Contestant